Anatomy Master Class
Muscular folds of the stomach
What are rugae?
Number of posterior ribs visible above the diaphragm on a properly inhaled PA upright chest radiograph
What is 10?
Degree of rotation for chest oblique projection (non-cardiac series)
What is 45 degrees?
Position(s) that best demonstrates the right colic flexure
What is RAO or LPO position?
Presence of gallstones
What is cholelithiasis?
Most superior portion of the sternum
What is the manubrium?
Another name for the Ap axial lordotic chest position
What is Lindblom?
Degree of body rotation for PA oblique sternum
What is 15-20 degrees?
View used for serial studies of the pyloric canal and duodenal bulb
What is RAO?
Mass in the stomach formed by material that does not pass into the intestine
What is bezoar?
Name the four lobes of the liver
What is right, left, caudate, and quadrate?
Side the patient must lie on to demonstrate a pleural effusion
What is affected side down?
Degree of body angulation for RAO of the esophagus
What is 35 to 40 degrees?
This area is filled with barium in the AP UGI position
What is the fundus?
Accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity
What is ascites?
Suspensory muscle of the duodenum
What is Ligament of Treitz?
Breathing instructions for soft tissue neck exam?
What is inhales slowly during exposure?
Degree of body angulation for AP oblique of the colon
What is 35-45 degrees?
CR angulation for the AP axial sigmoid
What is 30-40 degrees?
Failure of the smooth muscle of the alimentary canal to relax; affects lower portion of the esophagus
What is achalasia?
Veretebral level of the xiphoid process
T10
Ribs best demonstrated on a RPO or LPO position?
What is ribs closest to IR?
Degree of body angulation for RAO in the Upper GI series
What is 40-70 degrees?
Structures demonstrated on the left lateral decubitus position for a contrast enema
What is the lateral aspect of the ascending colon and medial side of the descending colon
Collapse of all or part of a lung
What is atelectasis?